Nguyễn Khánh Convicts Rival Generals for “Lax Morality” – May 29, 1964
Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".
Date: May 29, 1964
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